Infarction

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Infarction \In*farc"tion\, n. [See {Infarce}.]
     1. The act of stuffing or filling; Specifically: (Med.) the
        formation of an infarct; an overloading and obstruction of
        any organ or vessel of the body; constipation.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. An infarct[2]; as, a cardiac infarction.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  infarction
       n : localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood
           supply [syn: {infarct}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "infarction":
     bar, barrier, blank wall, blind alley, blind gut, block, blockade,
     blockage, bottleneck, cecum, choking, choking off, clog,
     congestion, constipation, costiveness, cul-de-sac, dead end,
     embolism, embolus, gorge, impasse, impediment, infarct, jam,
     obstacle, obstipation, obstruction, sealing off, stop, stoppage,
     strangulation